The Dead of Achill Island (A Nora Barnes and Toby Sandler Mystery) - Hardcover

Draine, Betsy; Hinden, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0299323803 ISBN 13: 9780299323806

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2019

Synopsis

Art historian Nora Barnes and her husband, Toby Sandler, are visiting West Ireland for a family reunion. During a morning walk through a deserted village on Achill Island, Nora stumbles upon a body―her notorious uncle Bert. When a clue singles out her mother as the likely suspect, Nora and Toby are on the case to clear her name. Whether in a barroom brawl or the sauna of a swingers’ club, Toby has Nora’s back. As they search, the dead of Achill seem to speak from graveyards, ruined churches, and megalithic tombs. A second murder makes it all the more difficult to connect the dots. And when Nora and Toby become the next targets, their own survival is at stake.

About this title

About the Author:

Betsy Draine and Michael Hinden are coauthors of Murder in Lascaux, The Body in Bodega Bay, and Death on a Starry Night, the first three mystery novels featuring Nora Barnes and Toby Sandler. They also coauthored the memoir A Castle in the Backyard: The Dream of a House in France and translated The Walnut Cookbook by Jean-Luc Toussaint. They are professors emeriti of English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Review:

“A compelling novel that should please fans of the series and attract a new legion of readers, really anyone who enjoys a charming, classical mystery novel well told with a droll wit, compulsive readability, intelligence, and charm. Nora and Toby’s banter is delightful. I’d love to have this couple as friends!”―Michael Norman, author of Haunted Heartland

“A solid mystery, a story that demonstrates understanding of and compassion for the complexities of family ties, a lesson in Irish art and culture, and a very readable and fascinating history of the travails that plagued the ancient residents of this lonely landscape.”―Patricia Skalka, author of the Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery series

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0299323803
• ISBN 13: 9780299323806
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216